| In his 'Azuma Ogi' series depicting portraits of popular actors, a fan-shaped frame was drawn on each sheet of paper so that people could use it to make a fan (ogi) and enjoy seeing it in their daily life, and this series' half-lengths are believed to have been the pioneering works later developed into Okubie ("large-head" pictures). |
特に「東扇（あずまおおぎ）」の連作は、人気役者の似顔絵を扇に仕立てて身近に愛用するために、扇の形に線が入っており、大首絵（おおくびえ）の先駆的作品とされる。 |